Fluid actuated pipe vise



July 22, 1952 o. c. NORTON FLUID ACTUATED PIPE VISE Filed Dec. 2. 1949 F/aZ.

INVENTOR 0))0 7707-2 64 Patented July 22,, 1952 UNITED STATES vii This invention relates enerally to pipe vises and more particularly. to a pipe vise which may be power operated or hand operated as desired.

Power operated vises now on the market have parallel jaws with one movable relative to the other. These vises are not suitable for holding pipes and they are of little use in the field be- 9 Claims. (01. 81 47.2)

cause there is no suitable means for operating the vise byhand. These prior vises are extremely noisy and it is difficult to retain a lubricant for the moving parts therein.

It is, accordingly, an objectof my invention to overcome the above and other defects in power operated pipe vises and it is more particularly an object of myinvention to provide a poweroperated pipe vise which issi mple in construction, economical in cost, economical in manufacture, and efficient in use.

Another objectof my invention is to provide a power operated pipe vise which releases the exhaust into the operating cylinder to retain the lubricant within the closed portion of the vise for long periods w Another object of my invention is to provide a portable power operated vise which may be attached to any support or platform either in a shop or out in the field.

Another object of, my invention is to provide a power operatedvise which may be operated by hand. Qfjj Other ,objects'of my invention will become evident from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with. the accompanying drawings, in which" v Fig. 1 is a plan view of my novel pipe vise;

and I Fig. 2 is a view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, I show in Figs. 1 and 2 asupportplate I having apertures '2 for receiving screwboltsjor the like for attachment to a, support for table; The plate I has an upwardly flanged portion 3 internally threaded at 4 for receiving an externally threaded portion 5 of a cylinder 6. The upward end of the cylinder 6 is externally threaded at I 'for threadably engaging aninternally threaded portion 8 of a depending flanged portion- 9 of cap membe'r Ill. The cap member II) has parallel stepped jaws I2 supported on the upper side thereof and separated by an arcuateshaped separating member I3, the jaws I 2 being'secured together by a bolt and nut assembly 14. The cap 10 has an outwardly extending, bifurcated bossed portion I5 on one side thereof for detachably engaging a central link I6 connecting pairs of links H of a chain I8. The chain I8 is trained over the member I3, a high side I3a thereof forming a snubbing surface for the chain I8. The opposite side of the cap I0 has an aperture I9through, which extends a cylindrical shaft or bolt 20 with an apertured flattened surface 22 on one end thereof for engaging a pair of end links 23 of the chain I8, end links 23 being secured to the ape'rtured-fl'at portion 22 of the bo1t'20 by a :pin 25. The depending end 25 of the shaft 20 is threaded for receiving a threaded nut'26.: A rocking, angular cam member 2'! extends through an aperture 28 in the depending flange: 9 of: the cap I 9. The outer side of the member 21 has an aperture 29 through which extends the bolt 29 while the inner end 30' of the member 21 is engaged by the upper side 32 of a' piston 33. The

piston 33 comprises a center shaft 34 with longitudinally spaced, cylindrical disks 35 and36 on the ends thereof. "A' cylindricalsealingwasher 31 is secured to the bottom of the disk 36 by a washer 38 and anut'3'9 threa'dably'engaginga shaft 40 depending. from-thelower disk 36; A pipe line 42 is threadably'engagedto an internally threaded, bossed-,'-'dependingi portion 43 of the support plate I, the pipe 42 beingconnected to a three-way valve 50 which in turn is connected to a: pipe line 44 connected to a suitable source of fluid," preferably air; The-valve 5b also has a pipe 45 extending into :aperture .45

in, the side of the cylinder Brtoexl'iaust fluid In operation, a pipe 60 isseated on the stepped faces-of the jaws I2 and the chain I8 is thrown overthe pipe 6i) and one of the links I5 is engaged with the bifurcated bossed portion I5 on the cap I0. The nut'26 is the'n'tur'ned clockwise if thereis too much play between it and the end 28 of therocking member '21 although this is usually'not necessary." The valve is then operated so that air passes from the pipe '44 through the valve 50 andthrough'the' pipe line 42 to the lower end of the cylinder 6 wherein the piston 3 is forced upwardly.- As the-piston 33 moves upwardly, the end 3.0 of the-rocking cam member 2'! is moved upwardly'an'd 'theouter end 28 thereof is moved downwardly forcing the valve50 i's'rdt'atedso that'air passes through pipe 45 to the'cylinder 6 and the canif'member Z'IIand'thephain'IB are release'd. The pair of links I'I} engaging the-bifurcated bossed portion I5 is "thenpulled outwardly'and thepipe is removed from 'the vise1andanother pip'e is placed therein." 'AuXiIiary isupport members may be used for'long lengths'of pipe.

Where a source of fluid, such as air, is not V 3 available, the pipe is secured by engaging a pair of links I! of the chain I8 with the bifurcated bossed portion 15 of the cap, l0 and the nut 26 is rotated in a olockwise direction until the chain l8 firmly secures the pipe Gllinto engage ment with the stepped face portions of the jaws the greater friction between the chain l8 and the raised portion lt'aof the cam I3; however, when it is attempted to turn the pipe in the jaws 12, the function of the cam surface |3a operates in reverse, making the holdingpressu're of the chain I8 at least three times greater than the closing pressure; Thus, my novel vise holds firmly in all cases and; even in extreme cases where it is necessary to unscrew rusted or frozen threaded members, my novel vise will not dama'ge tubing or other light members. Pressure reducing valves are not necessary in my novel pipe Vise.

It, will be evident from the foregoing descriptionthat I have provideda novel "pipe vise which accommodates various sizes and lengths of pipes, which provides simple means for adjusting the vise for any given diameter to be secured thereby, 'ori'e which may be set up anywhere in the field, and one which may be operated efiici'e'ntly either by air or other fluid or by hand.

Various changes may be made in the specific embodiment of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof'or from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

seating a pipe, a support for said jaws, a chain for disposal over a pipe seated in said jaws-,means on opposite sides of said support for engaging opposite ends of said chain, a cylinder associated with said support member, a piston movable in said cylinder, a source offluid for operating said piston, and a'rocking .cam member engaging one for disposal over said jaws for securing a pipe in said jaws, means extending outwardly from opposite ends of said cap for detachably connecting opposite eiid'sof saidchain, and a cam member engaging one of said opposite ends of said chain and engageable by said piston to move said chain longitudinally to tighten said chain over apipein said jaws.

v 6 A pipe vise as set forth in claim 5 wherein said 'cafn member comprises a rocking angled member having one end engaging the top of said piston and the other end thereof being engaged by said one end of said chain, the central por-' tion of said rocking angled member being fulcrumedon the underside of said cap. I I I I, 7. A pipe vise as, set forth in claim '6 wherein theouter end of said rocking angled member, is apertured and said one end of said chain has a threaded shaft and nut assembly, the shaft-65x tending through the aperture in said rocking a said jaws, an angular rocking cam member having one end thereof engaging one end of said chain to anchor: same and the other end thereof extending into said cylind'er, said angular rocking member fulcrumed on the underside of said cap, and a piston in said cylinder operable by said fluid to engage and rock said other 7 end of said cam member, whereby the outer I '40 1. A pipe vice comprising parallel jaws for end of said piston and one of said opposite ends of said chain, said cam member tightening said chain upon operation of said piston. Y A

2. A pipe vise as set forth in claim 1 wherein said one end. of said chain-engaging said rocking cam member comprises athreaded shaft and nut assembly, said shaft extending through an aperture insaid cam member whereby said chain may be selectively tightened by the rotation of said nutonsaidshaft. H

3. A pipe vise as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of .the means on the support engages the other of the opposite ends of said chain and comprisesan outward extension on that side of the support lying opposite to said one end of said chain engaged by said cam member, said outward extension detachably connecting said other one of saidchain. W N ,7 .7.

4. A pipe vise as set forthin claim 1 wherein a member is disposed between said jaws, said member having the upper side thereof arcuate in shape for slidably supporting said chain thereon.

end of said cam member pullssaid chain downwardly when said piston rocks said cam member. 1 w

, 9. A pipe vise comprising spaced, parallel jaws for seating a pipe, a support for said jaws, an arcuate shaped member disposed between said jaws transversely of a pipe'supported therein,

said member having the upper side thereof arcuate shaped, one side of fsaidarcuate shaped upper portion of said member being substantially raised withrespect to the opposite side thereof, a chain disposed over said arcuate shaped member and between said jaws for securing a pipe in said jaws, said chain being slidably supported on opposite sides of saidarcuate shaped member, means for tightening said chain on the side of said arcuate shapdmemberthat is raised, the raised portion of said arcuate shaped member frictionally engaging a greater proportion of said chain than the'lowe'r side of said arcuate shaped member when sai'd 'chain is'dispo'sed over a pipe, and means for anchoring said chain to said support member and adjacent lower side of said 1 UNITEb 'sjTATns PATENTS Number Name Date 827,079 clan: July 31, 1906 1,081,279 Hedde'n ,Dec. 9, 1913 1,911,538 Thews May 30, 1933 1,954,920 Damer'n i Apr. 17, 1934 

